What is being touted as Australia’s largest floating solar system has been activated with water utility Gippsland Water flicking the switch on a 350 kW array deployed atop a wastewater treatment plant in Victoria’s southeast.
Victorian regional water utility Gippsland Water has officially launched a 350 kW solar system that floats on one of the lagoons at the Drouin wastewater treatment plant, about 100 kilometres east of state capital Melbourne.
Designed, engineered and installed by Melbourne-headquartered solar company Greenwood Solutions, the system features 644 individual solar panels mounted on floating pontoons. A custom-designed inverter station was also crafted for the system.
Recognised by the Clean Energy Council (CEC) in its 2023 solar design and installation awards, the system is anchored to up to five-tonne concrete ballast blocks that will allow for future adjustments.
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